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Over the years, Indonesian has developed into the state language and national language, but many Indonesians cannot be proud of it. When they talk about Indonesia without really understanding it, the fact is clear. One of the reasons for this lack of pride is the implementation of the educational process by the government, the community, and the teaching staff. Although there are several rules regarding the use of the Indonesian language, the government has not taken serious action against public violations. people are more proud to use a foreign language than Indonesian, and young people today are less interested in learning it so they cannot create pride in their language, namely Indonesian.

In Law Number 24 of 2009 Article 25 it is stated that the Indonesian language is a national identity, national pride, a means of unity as an ethnic group, as well as a means of communication between regions and between regional cultures. Therefore, as an Indonesian language user, you should be proud to use Indonesian. However, in the context of higher education, most students do not really have a positive linguistic attitude. Awareness of feeling loyal, proud to own, and maintain the Indonesian language seems to be lacking. This is because students tend to be more confident when using a foreign language compared to their own country's language. A positive attitude in Indonesian can be shown in the form of language loyalty, language pride, and awareness of language norms.